Saturday was our monthly Tiara stitch-in. I worked on my Rouge du Rhin "L" for my tote bag project. I actually got the stitching finished on Sunday. Hmm...I should probably take a picture of that.
Moving to my left, check out these beautiful morning glories! I'm told this one is going to be close to four feet long when it's done! Looks great so far.
I love the colors in this Shepherd's Bush. This peep is hoping to get it done by September so she can have Jill Rensel frame it for her. Won't that be stunning?!
This one is a reproduction of an antique quilt in the Shelburne Museum's collection. I love the bright colors!
This one is a golden anniversary sampler one of my peeps is doing for a friend. Her friend's hubby passed away not long ago but she's going to finish the gift anyway. So bitter sweet.
This is a new start on the "Folk Art Hornbook" by Hillside Samplings found on the Bay of Evil. I'm glad to see the Bay of Evil (eBay) gets other folks in trouble too. LOL! I love the painted hornbook that goes with this one!
Making the full circle around the table, this is the one that was being worked on to my right. It's by Jeannette Douglas called "My Story." I have this one in the stash from the Shepherd's Bush retreat 2010. Unfortunately I never got further than the trees. LOL! This one is so pretty in person!
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We were a smaller than usual group as you can tell by the WIPs. Here's what came for show and tell.
An Erica Michaels piece. I like the frame!
I love the saying on this Country Cottage piece.
I love the colors of this Praiseworthy Stitches "Faith." There's just something about Quaker designs.
I don't recall who this one is by but I love the charms on the ribbon. I'm told they came from Hobby Lobby.
I love the colors of this JBW wedding sampler. That silver frame just sets it off!
This one always reminds me of my "I Sigh Not for Beauty" since they both have the same verse on them. Speaking of, I did give "Beauty" some more attention at the stitch-in in the afternoon. I got the house all the way done. I didn't take a picture because it doesn't look that much different than the last time you saw it.
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As I mentioned earlier there's been a lot happening around here lately. Some of you know my 10 year old car gave up on me before I gave up on it. LOL! So we had to go car shopping. Most folks would be excited about that...me, not so much! I equate it to bra shopping, a necessary evil. So we spent two angst filled days shopping and I found one...finally. Whew! Hopefully I won't have to do that again for another 10 years!
The same day we picked up the new car, my little girl got her snippety snip done. Poor baby! Here she is that evening. As you can tell by the ears and the sad face she's not feeling too hot.
She was a real snuggle bunny that night. My little velcro dog wanted me to stay right by her side all night long. At one point, she even put her head on my shoulder and let out a big sigh. Talk about melting my heart!
I'm pleased to report it's been a week today since her surgery and you'd never know anything happened to her. She was actually her normal fired up self the very next morning! If only people bounced back from surgery like that. LOL!
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Well folks, that's all I've got today. I've been doing some gift stitching lately so I can't share that just yet. I hope everyone has had a good week so far. Thankfully we are barreling toward a weekend! Yippee!!! Thanks for stopping by for a visit.
Until next time,
The Inspired Stitcher
